Waxing the Porpoise

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve raise the flag and welcome back esteemed guest of honor Chris from the Mount Molehill podcast as we rap about his favorite and second entry of John Carpenter's self-appointed Apocalypse Trilogy, Prince of Darkness from 1987. Join us as we continue our second year of seasonal horror centric cinema scrutiny to discuss another Carpenter flick which has also been rediscovered over the years and, to a lesser degree, praised for its contribution to cult horror, witness both Donald Pleasence and Victor Wong absolutely defying typecast and dominating in their respective roles, and G-Baby leaves us with a trademark overshare on perfecting the art of annoying the living piss out of your significant other. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, dare to stare into the void that undoubtedly stares back into us as we approach nexus between religion and science while Steve calls horseshnip on Schrödinger's cat, a claim neither of us are academically qualified to make. Have you ever had a cronut? Tell us about your experiences with hybrid pastries. Let's wax this prince of porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #carpenter #film #80s #horror #antigod #waxit Huge thanks again to our guest Ruth's Chris's for joining us! Be sure to check out his new show Mount Molehill, where even the smallest mysteries become mountains. Lost media, historical oddities, internet esoterica, cryptids and everything in between available wherever you get your podcasts. Ruth's Chris's Mount Molehill show: https://mountmolehillpodcast.podbean.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mountmolehillpodcast/ Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve once again welcome Miles to the show, a man whose insights cut sharper than a surgeon's scalpel to help us pass the blood test and review the once reviled and now widely celebrated, John Carpenter's The Thing from 1982. Join us as we learn what four and a baby means by way of one of the many porpoise patron saints Young Jeezy, stand in awe of Rob Bottin's absolute unit of a hair piece, and discuss more of the background of The Thing including why it was so poorly received initially and now is one of the most highly revered horror films of all time. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, dare to overcome cabin fever and widespread paranoia in this journey through the frozen wastelands where shape-shifters lurk, trust is a rare commodity, and the only thing colder than the ice is G-Baby's ex's heart. Could you spot a guava in a lineup full of exotic fruits? Let's wax this porpoise from another world. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #horror #halloween #carpenter #thething #waxit Huge thanks again to Miles for joining us! Follow him on instagram @miles.b1990 Follow us on Twitter + instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve flashback to a mid-80's horror/sci-fi flick about the end of the world, where a handful of survivors must come to grips with LA becoming a ghost town/zombie wasteland overnight by way of a sinister meteor in Night of the Comet from 1984. Join us as we continue our bootackular part deux to discuss pumpkin variants, getting goofed in the corn maze, play a quick game of "Finish the Lyric" (Young Jeezy edition), and ask ourselves when the world ends, where will you draw your line in the sand? The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, overcome by this celestial nightmare which has breached the sky, defy the gods and press forward in search of safer waters. I don't know what the hell that means. Let's wax this meteoric porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #meteor #film #80s #horror #scifi #waxit Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve return to horror in order to properly herald the coming of the Halloween season as we give a butcher's to the little known found footage delight called The Borderlands (aka Final Prayer in the US and Canada) from 2013 which has been called the UK's most disturbing found footage film ever, okurrr. Join us as we journey across the pond to brush up on found footage 101, talk about some of the generational tactics employed by religious institutions to bring about pagan assimilation, bumping the Pristiq jingle part deux and our own plan to convert the masses, Steve's fear of confined spaces, and we remember simpler times where we had to lug around a caselogic binder full of CD's in order to get our musical fix. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, bathed in unholy water and cast asunder, seek redemption and reconsecration in the eyes of the almighty god. What's your favorite Young Jeezy song and can you finish the lyric "Cook ya faster than a T-Bone at ____"? Let's wax this sacramental porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #vatican #film #UK #foundfootage #miracles #waxit Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve take on a brand new flick neither have seen before - a cinematic cocktail that pays homage to the neon-lit streets of the 70s blaxploitation era to great effect, folded in with equal parts mystery, comedy, sci-fi and maybe a touch of horror in Juel Taylor's directorial debut, They Cloned Tyrone from 2023. Join us across 110th street as we discuss beige bananas, bumping the Pristiq jingle, getting hypnotized by the elementary book fair and those Magic Eye posters, connecting with our characters and I think we'll just go ahead and place Jamie Foxx in the pantheon of porpoise patron saints, he just don't miss. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers grown in a lab and taught to assimilate will rebel and turn against their puppeteers in the shadows. Off to see the wizard again, or something like that. Hollow Man - great movie or the greatest movie? Let's wax this imitated porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #netflix #film #magiceye #theyclonedtyrone #waxit Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you! Excellent video essay by Jessica Clemons @lulu_clemon of New Rockstars on They Cloned Tyrone - check it out ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-eDzMnkVM

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve welcome back special guest, Rob Zombie enthusiast and friend of the show, the Wintergreen Zebra himself, Hydraberg from A Cut Above: Horror Review to examine Ben Wheatley's hauntingly violent UK crime/thriller melange from 2011, Kill List. Join us as we discuss Trailer Swift, Hydra's deep lust for exposition - no kink shaming here, director Ben Wheatley's cult film leanings amidst this very cult-like film and finish off with a fun anecdote from Harrison Ford, another of the highly esteemed patron saints of the porpoise. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, guide us through the depths of human depravity, exploring the thin line between hero and monster in this underseen gem. Let's wax this alchemical porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #wishtimroth #killlist #waxit #thecarpenters #waxit Huge thanks again to Hydraberg for joining us! Be sure to check out his show A Cut Above: Horror Review for all your horror needs wherever you get your podcasts. https://linktr.ee/ACutAboveHorrorReview Follow us on Twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you! Fun theory/interpretation of Kill List with good discussion: http://circleofquality.blogspot.com/2011/07/kill-list-behind-mask-massive-spoilers.html?m=1

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve become ensnared in a tale within a tale as we examine the 2016 film Nocturnal Animals, a depressingly dark and haunting tapestry woven in fear, vengeance, and guilt by famed fashion designer masquerading as top notch filmmaker, Tom Ford. Join us as we kneel at the altar of Michael Shannon and Jake G's now routine s-tier performances, ask ourselves what would we do in a harrowing situation such as the film presents us, and reflect on our previous discussion about Orca vs. Jaws with a reading from a one Steven Spielbergo giving our Usual Suspect that straight daddy damage. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers cut from the cloth of darkness and despair at the vanguard of bespoke filmmaking guide us where the line between reality and fiction blur together in this slept on film. I'm policeman. Let's wax this chastened porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #nocturnalanimals #film #revengedad #bleak #waxit Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve in commemoration of our historical episode number 69 - nice - welcome back 2 special guests and friends of the show: Staring Jon, whose gaze could cut diamonds and Chris, whose flag raising and internet crawling voodoo knows no bounds - to settle the score and see where 1977's tale of vengeful oceanic fury Orca sits on the aquatic creature horror food chain. Join us as we discuss Daddy Orca's righteous retribution, an anthropomorphic drunk driving Orca fever dream, inviting yourself to a wedding party, existential dread at Sesame Street Land and once again G-Baby dances with the devilish elixir known as Malort. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, wax and wane in this deep-sea realm where the waters run red with terror and vengeance. Carcharodon carcharias, rough tooth, rough skin versus Orcinus orca, bringer of death - only one apex predator comes out on top and in this case his name is Will. Let's wax this porpoise in arms. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #film #sixtynine #nice #orcavsjaws #revenge #orca #jeppsonsmalort #waxit Huge thanks again to both of our guests Staring Jon and Ruth's Chris's for joining us! Be sure to check out Jon's Twitch stream for more old school NES goodness and cheat coadz than you can shake a stick at and Chris' new show Mount Molehill, where even the smallest mysteries become mountains. Lost media, historical oddities, internet esoterica, cryptids and everything in between available wherever you get your podcasts. Staring Jon's Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/Kinetic_Onslot https://www.instagram.com/kinetic_onslot/ https://twitter.com/Kinetic_Onslot Ruth's Chris's Mount Molehill show: https://mountmolehillpodcast.podbean.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mountmolehillpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve examine all manner of high elevation strangeness involving a murderers' row of different phenomena and paranormal happenings that have been said to be associated with and/or have occurred at Northern California's Mount Shasta. Join us as we wax mountainside on speculation station about some of the lore associated with Mount Shasta including but not limited to magnetic anomalies, the Count of Saint Germain, the Lost Continent of Mu and it's connections to Atlantis, UFO sightings, the "I Am" movement, stargates and much more. If you thought we couldn't help but devolve at some point, fear not - we'll also touch on projectile vomiting and the most effective method of smuggling The Club brand cocktail in a can - both in a movie theater aka "the show" environment. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, dare to embrace the dance of the mind and summit this peak where both the veil and air thins and robot grandma beckons you to defecate on flypaper. Let's wax this elevated porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #mountshasta #atlantis #UFO #lemurians #missing411 #waxit Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve once again call upon the auspiciously enigmatic and cinematic maven Miles to help us parse through 1999's intriguingly abstruse techno-mystical game within a game within a reality within a matrix, David Cronenberg's eXistenZ. Grab your VR headsets and get ready for a direct upload of existential dilemmas, hog expansion and warped perceptions in what some might call a precursor to Inception. On this episode we'll talk about the perhaps collective Cronenberg family trauma manifesting as grotesque body horror art, the fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie, the cyclical nature of our world, and gelatinous reptile/amphibian cuisine. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, dare to gleam the cube once more where in eXistenZ, the truth is as elusive as a hall of smoke and mirrors and reality bends like Beckham. Maybe the real treasure was the eXtenZe we found along the way. Let's wax this transcendental porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #weird #biopunk #cronenberg #eXistenZ #waxit Huge thanks again to Miles for joining us! Follow him on instagram @miles.b1990 https://www.instagram.com/miles.b1990/ Follow us on Twitter + instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve once again call upon the auspiciously enigmatic and cinematic maven Miles to help us parse through 1999's intriguingly abstruse techno-mystical game within a game within a reality within a matrix, David Cronenberg's eXistenZ. Grab your VR headsets and get ready for a direct upload of existential dilemmas, hog expansion and warped perceptions in what some might call a precursor to Inception. On this episode we'll talk about the perhaps collective Cronenberg family trauma manifesting as grotesque body horror art, the fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie, the cyclical nature of our world, and gelatinous reptile/amphibian cuisine. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers, dare to gleam the cube once more where in eXistenZ, the truth is as elusive as a hall of smoke and mirrors and reality bends like Beckham. Maybe the real treasure was the eXtenZe we found along the way. Let's wax this transcendental porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #weird #biopunk #cronenberg #eXistenZ #waxit Huge thanks again to Miles for joining us! Follow him on instagram @miles.b1990 https://www.instagram.com/miles.b1990/ Follow us on Twitter + instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve once again get nautical as we examine the wreckage of two ill-fated marine excursions - the recent OceanGate Titan submersible implosion and it's wildly speculative and conspiratorial connections to the RMS Titanic left in it's wake. Join us as we wax on water about some of the dubious distinctions and red flags held by OceanGate Expeditions and then briefly review the sinking of the Titanic and it's connections to people and institutions such as J.P. Morgan, the Federal Reserve, and BIG OCEAN - question mark. We'll also hear G-Baby espouse the probably made up "Law of the Sea" and finally we'll bring it home with reason number 525,600 that Bill "Hips" Paxton is "The Extreme". So remember, dear listeners, the ocean is a mistress of secrets, and those who dare to uncover them must navigate the treacherous waters with caution. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers armed with their trademark wit and deep diving capabilities, dare to plunge into the abyss of conspiracy that surrounds these fateful vessels. You can't explain it, you can't predict it. Let's wax this unsinkable porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #OceanGate #titanic #conspiracy #billpaxton #hips #waxit Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve go full Bananrama as we ride along the moonlit avenues of an 8-bit 80's synth nostalgia, diet horror mystery trip where curiosity dances with danger to break down RKSS' 2018 jug, Summer of 84. Join us as we got to install microwave ovens, chastise our lead Davey on his uninspired PB&J game, and take the Nestea Plunge into a time when walkie-talkies were the ultimate spy gadget and friendship was forged in the fires of adventure and ripping on on another mercilessly. Where Cruel Summer, kids on bikes, and all things analog reign supreme, the undercurrent of danger and the unknown belie this carefree suburban milieu, glistening with the veneer of innocence. The porpoises, midnight companions and keen observers at the vanguard of the nostalgic labyrinth guide us, their sleek forms cutting through the darkness like shadows in motion. BIKES. Let's wax this on bikes porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #summerof84 #kidsonbikes #80snostalgia #serialkiller #waxit Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve drop anchor to review the classic film The Last Detail from 1973 about a couple of Navy chasers on a prisoner escort featuring a very young Randy Quaid and pre-Chinatown era Jack Nicholson. Acting as our compass rose we welcome special guest Matt from the Swords in Stereo podcast - space vampire evangelist, modern day renaissance man and a former sailor himself - to guide us through the siren song of the sea. Join us as Matt and the porpoises join forces to journey through uncharted waters and discuss Matt's time in the Navy and how it compares to it's depiction on film, the pursuit of mischief in the name of making memories that would force Poseidon himself to blush, and answer the age old question, just what is a shellback? Would you eat a cherry out of a fat man's bellybutton? Call for a good maritime. Let's wax this salty porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #film #shellback #thelastdetail #shorepatrol #waxit Huge thanks again to Matt for joining us it was a real treat. Please be sure to check out his podcast Swords in Stereo to learn more about historical martial arts and swordfighting perspectives and if you're in the Jacksonville area check out his HEMA club Bold City Longsword to learn some cool stuff while getting to swing some swords around! Swords in Stereo podcast: https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-knta9-77e284 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066114099613 https://www.instagram.com/swords_in_stereo/ Bold City Longsword: https://www.jacksonvillehema.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bold_city_longsword/ https://www.facebook.com/BoldCityLongsword/ Follow us on Twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

Welcome back to Waxing the Porpoise - a place where secrets lie like forgotten whispers and porpoises bear witness to the most perplexing of tales. This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve turn their gaze back to the unsolved as we breakdown an ongoing story that has sent shockwaves through the heart of Boston, The Curious Case of Karen Read. This episode will focus on the untimely death of John O'Keefe - a respected 16 year veteran of the Boston PD - and his long time girlfriend Karen Read who awaits trial after being charged with his murder. In doing so we'll analyze the alleged cover-up that she and her defense team have put forth which posits that there is a conspiracy orchestrated by high-ranking officials in the Boston and Canton police department's circles of power to frame her for John's murder. Will Karen Read's claims hold water or are they merely the musings of a woman on the edge of desperation? Join us as we attempt to untangle the web that threatens to ensnare a presumably innocent woman. It's a journey that will test your beliefs and challenge your perception of justice. Remember as we embark on this chilling odyssey, the truth can be a slippery creature, hiding in the shadows, waiting to be unearthed. The porpoises, silent witnesses to the unseen currents of this tale, will guide us with their wisdom and intuition. Let's wax this wicked porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #boston #johnokeefe #karenread #reasonabledoubt #waxit Follow us on Twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve welcome back a man whose gaze could pierce through the thickest fog - Staring Jon, the enigmatic oracle of intrigue - to wrap up our Daniel Craig Bond era retrospective with the fifth and final entry in the series, a dark symphony of espionage and treachery, where secrets are currency and the twin dragons of love and loyalty clash with ruthless cunning, No Time to Die from 2021. Join us as we recap G-Baby's dance with the devilish elixir known as Malort from the last episode, who may have overindulged and gifted us with an impromptu performance of the technicolor yawn, explore the depths of Bond's character and the seemingly impenetrable legacy Daniel Craig has left us with and wrap up with some fun Amazon reviews, namely the wild west hellscape of Haribo's line of sugar free gummy bears. Remember, dear listeners, in this realm of high stakes and even higher body counts, one must always keep their wits sharp and their Malort intake in check. And in the case of 5 year old Mathilde, James YOU ARE THE FATHER! Let's wax this timeless porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #film #danielcraig #bond #notimetodie #007 #jeppsonsmalort #waxit Huge thanks again to Staring Jon for joining us and be sure to check out his Twitch stream for all your old school NES goodness and cheat coadz. https://www.twitch.tv/Kinetic_Onslot https://twitter.com/Kinetic_Onslot Follow us on Twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve once again welcome Bob from the Straight Chilling podcast this time to embark upon a twisted journey where death dances hand in hand with dark humor and porpoises dare not swim to breakdown the comedic desert noir banger from 1998, Clay Pigeons. Join us as we draw a line in the sand to champion late 90's gems such as The Cable Guy and Romy & Michele's High School Reunion, make a case for the return of coin operated vibrating beds in motels, and blur the line between right and wrong - almost as much as G-Baby's vision after a few too many rounds of Malort. Brace yourselves for a devilishly delightful discussion that will leave you questioning your own moral compass. And remember, as we venture into this odyssey through the high desert's darkest secrets, beware the allure of Robaire's Rubbers... for once you've felt their touch, there's no going back. Let's wax this macabre porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #film #vincevaughan #fishingbuddy #claypigeons #jeppsonsmalort #waxit Huge thank you to Bob for joining us again, always a pleasure and a privilege. Be sure to check out his show Straight Chilling for the best in class horror movie analysis, available wherever you get your podcasts. http://straightchillingpodcast.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@StraightChillingpodcast https://www.instagram.com/straightchillingpodcast/ https://twitter.com/str8_chilling Follow us on Twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve welcome back returning champion and fellow "Martini Rancher" Chris from Channel 83 to hopefully break out of his slump with our review of Navy SEALs from 1990 starring Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley, Dennis Haysbert and last but not least, our man Bill "Hips" Paxton is on the menu. Welcome to America where our main export in this geopolitical action smacker is PAIN and 75% of the budget went to securing Peruvian fish scale for Charlie Sheen. Join us as we dive into an impromptu retrospective of Charlie Sheen's filmography, highlight enough trash one liners to fully satiate G-Baby's echolalia input demands for an entire year, and touch on a couple horrific reviews that serve as an indictment of the American people rather than the movie. Listen in to find out which actor said that working on this film was "probably the worst experience of my life". If Ted Nugent, John Wayne, and George Washington had a baby it would be Navy SEALs - any questions? Well you know for me, the action is the juice. Let's wax this Sea, Air and Land porpoise. Bill Paxton's (RIP) band Martini Ranch: https://open.spotify.com/track/5DvNvFVH363xnB4u0yVq1Q?si=784b23cb2d264c42 https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #charliesheen #theteams #navyseals #america #waxit Huge thanks again to Chris for joining us once again and be sure to check out his show Channel 83 for all your obscure cinematic cravings wherever you get your podcasts. https://channel83.video/ Follow us on Twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve answer Cher's timeless question if I could turn back time and head to 1950's Los Angeles to rap about the star studded 1997 neo-noir banger, L.A. Confidential. Join us as we interrogate IMDb and their proprietary "without mercy" rating system, endure quite possibly the best bad review of all time, and ask the question have ye a valediction boyo? Kevin Spacey does such a great job in this movie you'll be thinking "me too?" - more like "me three." Two scoops? Make it three, I'm not driving. Let's wax this porpoise cut to look like a movie star. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #film #losangeles #rollotomassi #laconfidential #waxit Follow us on twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!

This week G-Baby and the Usual Suspect Steve welcome back special guest Staring Jon, a man whose gaze could freeze an inferno and is rivaled only by The Penance Stare. Together we'll unravel the web that is Spectre, the penultimate entry of Daniel Craig's Bond from 2015. Join us as we examine the convoluted plot that will leave you more than a little "banjaxed", christen the return of Monica Bellucci with an oath of fealty to her dumper, and opine about a brighter future that includes a sequel to Blue Streak. Be warned, as we dance with shadows and sip from the chalice of treachery, there's no telling who will emerge unshaken or stirred - or if our dear porpoises will ever be the same again. Let's wax this phantasmagorical porpoise. https://linktr.ee/waxtheporpoise #danielcraig #film #007 #bond #spectre #waxit Huge thanks again to Staring Jon for joining us and be sure to check out his Twitch stream for all your old school NES goodness and cheat coadz. https://www.twitch.tv/Kinetic_Onslot https://twitter.com/Kinetic_Onslot Follow us on Twitter & instagram and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, let us know how we're doing and thank you!